Andrew Johnson

The first of two parts. Next week: Jackson Park.. The possibility that a chunk of Washington Park will be taken out for the Obama presidential library and museum isn't the first time the South Side greensward has been the center of controversy. The argument over what Washington Park should look like predates its creation. In 1869, the distinguished landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was asked to study a large tract of undeveloped land encompassing what became Washington Park and Jackson Park, the other proposed library location. Olmsted's impulse was to design a formal landscape, like the parks of the great English estates that visually announce "look but don't...

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The first of two parts. Next week: Jackson Park..The possibility that a chunk of Washington Park will be taken out for the Obama presidential library and museum isn't the first time the South Side greensward has been the center of controversy. The...

The guy on the other end of the phone was whining, and obviously envious.
He told he me was sick of all the football bowl games this time of year.
I responded by saying I was going to the Boca Bowl.
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"The Boca Bowl....

Approaching the 150th anniversary of one of the worst massacres against Native Americans in U.S. history, officials at Northwestern University are considering how to atone for its co-founder's role while also improving its relationship with Native...

A day after meeting with a Chicago Native American group, Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner declined to say whether he thinks the NFL's Washington Redskins should change the team name amid an outcry that it's offensive and derogatory.
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The Chicago Blackhawks declined to comment about the Washington Redskins’ loss of trademark protection Wednesday, but an expert said there’s little reason to believe the hockey team’s name and Indian head logo could face similar jeopardy.
The U.S. Patent...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The biggest challenge when visiting this historic coastal town is not deciding what to do. For me, at least, the problem was figuring out what to reluctantly omit.
I spent a week in Charleston in early October. Three days were...